Throughout our careers, we’ve consumed hundreds of bottles of dry, textural, profound Alsatian Riesling. But if we’re being truthful, we can count on one or two hands the number of times they’ve had sufficient age to allow the wine inside to really strut its stuff. So today’s an exciting one, as we get to share with you one of the rarer white wine experiences to be had–a truly stunning Alsatian Riesling with over a decade of age on it. Domaine Boeckel’s 2012 Riesling “Clos Eugénie” is likely to be one of the most singular wines we offer this year. Deeply concentrated, laden with a panoply of golden-hued fruit and mineral savor, both headspinningly serious and satisfyingly refreshing, it’s a testament to Alsace as one of the world’s most important white wine regions. The label may not say “Grand Cru,” but considering just how much complexity and grandeur is contained in this bottle of “Clos Eugénie,” perhaps it should. Best of all, a bottle is yours for less than $50. As with any decade-old wine, supplies here are extremely limited, so act fast!

Winemaking families don’t get much more deeprooted than the Boeckels. They started out as butchers by trade in 1530. But like many families back then, they also owned a few acres of vines from which they made wine, which they then sold to a negociant. In 1853, Frederic Boeckel himself became a negociant, and quickly transitioned the family away from butchery, toward viticulture and winemaking. By the end of the 19th century, the Boeckels